Tag Archives: Trares

The poll continues…

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Ann

Just in case you haven’t checked the results of the poll lately that asks the question: Does our TRARES ancestor look an awful lot like my husband, Mark? Here are the results: NO: 1 VOTE – So far, only one … Continue reading →

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Peter J. Trares – 1st photo of a Trares ancestor!

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Ann

I ran across a family tree on ancestry.com the other day that featured the first photo of a TRARES that I have run across during my research. I showed it to Mark and he saw the same thing I did … Continue reading →

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Genealogy is a lot like fishing…

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Ann

Sometimes, I do Google searches on the list of family surnames when I have a spare moment – and don’t have a specific research goal in mind. It’s kind of like fishing – you get a bite, but you don’t … Continue reading →

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Franz Adam Knapp’s Children

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Ann

I have spent some time lately trying to figure out what happened to all of Franz Adam Knapp’s children. To review the facts: Franz Adam Knapp, our immigrant ancestor, married Eva Elizabeth Jost (I have seen it written Just and … Continue reading →

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The dark side of genealogy

Posted on September 16, 2010 by Ann

I have written several times about how genealogy brings people together. But genealogy, like anything else, has a dark side, too. This month I learned about both sides of that coin. One of my goals for this blog is to … Continue reading →

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